Former Shanghai Ghetto District Moves To Turn Itself Into China’s Hedge Fund Hub

Forbes – Shanghai’s Hongkou district was home before the country’s Communist revolution to thousands of often stateless immigrants fleeing Hitler that lived in what was called the Jewish ghetto.

Landmark pre-war buildings in the area such as Broadway Mansions and the Astor Hotel are still standing, open as tourist spots and represent fairly well-preserved throwbacks to another era of the storied city’s history.